The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-08
SAN ANTONIO OUTRAGE.

ton and intoxicating influences pre-
dominate to an extent that even sworn
representatives Of all the people in
their governmental functions turn
their back Oh mobs and outrage:
against good people, and in so doing
aid and abct these disgraceful proceed.
ings. And this is the sentiment, the
personal liberty" that some good
men give responsibility to and lend
tacit approval and support. Some OF
these prominent men, three especially
we have in our mind who have been
called to the highest positions in the
State, are men of well known personal
honesty and political integrity, and
men whom the HERALD has most adj
mired and trusted; and yet we can
but feel that they are, unwillinly, It's
true, giving oountenance and en-.
couragement to a bad class of men
who are engineering bad cause in a
way which will bring shame Oh our
State demoralization,to her people and
may yet end in riot and bloodshed.
And yet we are quite sure these other
wise good men would feel hurt or Of
Tended should their names be used in
connection with an intimation that
they are even in the remotest degree
responsible for the sentiment which
has led to this outrage on decency at
San Antonio and which has led to
murder, and assassination in Iowa, Ohio
and Mississippi. But let these good
men pause and reflect on the charac-
ter OF the persons who do the work for
the bad cause which they give their
moral support, and the selfish motives
which prompt these lawless and mer-
cenary fellows in their course-con-
trasted with the character and motives
of their opponents.
Can it be denied that this lawless ele-
ment OF San Antonio would have
been guilty of these outrages if there
was not strong public sentiment bee
hind them? What goes TO constitute
that public sentiment which defies the
laws, induces assassination, and pro.
tects mobs and assassins through in
active and sympathizing peace Of
ficers such as that detachment of
police who were present at the San
Antonio outrage, but made no ar
rests?" Whenever a law is wantonly
violated, or there is reckless disre-
gard of good order, and perjury of of
fcials in refusing to enforce the law
or arrest its violators, the direct cause
may be traced to an indirect influence
of otherwise good men who coun'
tcnance and encourage such violations
or.unfaithfulness officials. Every good
citizen who lends his influence to the
party which boldly practices such
methods, which cannot stand without
resort to fraud and lawlessness, is
giving an indirect endorsement to
such methods. Why did the city
council refuse, yea FORBID, the pro-
hibitioh mass meeting on the public
plazal When the prohibitionists
met ON Federal grounds and were
assaulted by a mob and prevented
from their peaceful and orderly as
sembly, and white and colored bishops,
preachers end citizens pelted with rot
ten eggs, what influence was 1t that
Induced the police of that model anti
city to stand by and mako no effort to
preserve the peace, protect the clti-
zens in the exercise of their lawful
right, or even to attempt the arrest of
a single one of the mob2 Is THE what
certain prominent statesmen mean
when they say the law cannot be eit
forced? Why cannot the amendment
pe enforced? The HERALD has time
and again resented this imputation
against the political or official integ-
rity of such men as Ross, CLARK and
Hogg; but if such outrage as this re-
ported from San Antonio is top So by
unnoticed by the men whose duty 1t
is TO see that laws arc enforced and
&c od men are protected in the peace
full exercise of their citizenship, then